Mount Louisa QLD Property Investment

Townsville · 4814

Median House Price
$700K
Rental Yield
4.5%
Vacancy Rate
3.0%
Median Weekly Rent
$610/wk
Median Unit Price
$685K
Population
9,227
Days on Market
65 days
Annual Growth
17.0%

Mount Louisa Short-Term Rental (Airbnb) Market

Avg Nightly Rate
$383/night
Occupancy Rate
44%
Est. Annual Revenue
$62K

Estimated revenue assumes year-round availability. Non-hosted short-stays are night-capped in some councils (e.g. 60 nights across most of Byron Shire, 180 in Ballina, Muswellbrook and parts of Greater Sydney) and levied in Victoria — the legal cap can cut achievable income well below this figure. Run STR Check for the rules on a specific address.

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.6%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate as at 2026-09-30 · Credit data 2026-07

Suburb Supply & Demand

Suburb Supply Pipeline — New Dwelling Approvals

516

2020

1,107

2021

826

2022

727

2023

948

2025

New dwelling approvals — higher numbers mean more future supply

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 4814

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 4 of 10 — Average

Population

46,193

Education (IEO)

6/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

4/10

10-Year Investment Projection

Modelled on Mount Louisa QLD data — rent, capital growth, tax, and depreciation over 10 years.

Pre-filled: $610/wk median rent for Mount Louisa. Capital growth and rent increase are editable assumptions.

Schools

In your catchment

Heatley SS
PrimaryGovernment
3/10
Heatley Secondary College
SecondaryGovernment
3.6/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.